1.This
Act may be called the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,
2000.

2.It
extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

3.It
shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

4.Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the provisions
of this Act shall apply to all cases involving detention, prosecution, penalty
or sentence of imprisonment of juveniles in conflict with law under such other
law. Title substituted and subsection (4) inserted vide Juvenile Justice (Care
and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section 3